Sitting at the office during the quarantine time I felt a strong urge to go for a drive and travel across Japan and just pray, worship, fast, and listen to the word.
This was so refreshing to sit in His presence and listen to His heart and what He has to say to me.
Some of my friends ask me what is the Lord saying.
In my abbreviated way, I would say, Shut up and live.
It always seems to me that words are too cheap and we speak so much from our own opinion but so little from the heart of the Father.
Therefore I am attempting not to listen to or believe anything from, anyone unless it comes from Him or has His essence in it.
Trusting God always produces so much and the results speak much louder than words.
I think we kept waiting for the Lord to speak to us so clearly and when we heard His voice we still thought He would do absolutely everything as we did nothing.
Such is not the case I am noticing. We must co-labor and this is his Joy and delight when we do things with Him and through Him. Not by might nor power but by the spirit says the Lord.
As we take the steps of faith He meets us with so much power and wisdom the direction becomes obvious and clear.
We are working on doing what God has asked of us in making a team that will co-labor with us in the work and business He has asked of us to do in the world.
We have thus far had our first meeting a week ago and it was so good to hear people's heart and as I spent time with the Father he makes the second step very clear.
It's a great need of the Father.
Almost difficult to put into words the vision He has for us and as we follow him. Everythings seems to workout and faith and love causes all things to be revealed in us to the world.
The vision I see gets clarified over and over as we get closer to it.
So many people are needing what the Father is showing us, as we delay and wait for something else or someone else to do it just delays the Lord's plans for us.
The same words the Lord keeps asking me.
If not you then who?
If not now then when?
If you don't find a way, no one will.
In my humanity, I see that I am just a man and the mountain of difficulties seems insurmountable. But as I spend time with the Father and see through the eyes of my spirit I see that I am well able to take the land and nothing becomes impossible unto me.
The only reason things seem hard in life is that we look at them with frail humanity and not through the true life that is in us.
People need what we have within us and this cannot be a one-man show but a body of Christ. A family who knows their identity and role that we fulfill and accomplish His perfect will.
Drove across Japan. Stopped by so many lakes and nice parks. Everything was closed but I sure enjoyed it.
$50 for 6 peaches? Must be amazing!
$25 dollar mango! 
Russian borsh and pelmeni dumplings with perogies :) $25 dollar meal. Mama still has the best in the world.
Rice planting tractor
Stopped by Heavens Cafe to see some friends on my drive.
Recruiting posters for the military in Japan :P
Our town of Tsuchiura
